Carl Eugene Russell
May 25, 2009
Carl Eugene Russell, 73, died May 22 at his rural Paola, Kansas home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born August 11, 1935 in Osawatomie, Kansas, the son of George Tyler Russell and Ollie Katherine Wingfield. He attended Osawatomie schools. Carl married Nola Stanchfield on May 11, 1977. Carl was a cattleman, trucker, heavy equipment operator and race...
David Lee Zimmerman
May 24, 2009
David Lee “Buck” Zimmerman was born in Osawatomie, Kansas on Monday, January 3, 1910 to David Morton and Margaret Eleanor (Delavan) Zimmerman. Buck was a lifelong Franklin County, Kansas resident, and made his home in Pomona until his death at his farm on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at the age of 99 years, 4 months and 21 days. Mr....
Robert D. Rinehart
May 20, 2009
Robert D. Rinehart, 68 of Louisburg, KS, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at the University of Kansas Hospital. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 22, 2009 at the First Baptist Church of Louisburg, 406 S. Vine, Louisburg, KS. Burial will follow in Fort Scott National Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 " 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the...
Ethel Hruska
May 20, 2009
Ethel B. Hruska age 94 of Prairie Village, passed away Wed. May 20th at Sunrise of Overland Park. Funeral Service will be Sat May 23rd at 2:00PM with visitation at 1:00PM, Penwell-Gabel Paola Chapel, burial Osawatomie Cemetery, memorials to Alzheimer"s Asc. To leave a special message go to penwellgabel.com. Ethel was born Feb. 19, 1915 in Louisburg, Kansas to...
Stanley Slyter
May 20, 2009
Stanley E. Slyter was born in Havre, Montana on June 21, 1931, the second of four sons born to Harry H. and Helen Slyter. He spent his boyhood years on the windswept plains of north central Montana, helping on the family farm, rounding up horses for sale, and riding to the one-room school house in a horse-drawn cart made...
Gracie Marrie Downs
May 19, 2009
Gracie Marrie Downs, Drexel, MO, peacefully passed away moments after her birth in the loving arms of her mom & dad due to anencephaly on May 19, 2009. She is preceded in death by her Grandma, Sandra Whalen and great grandparents Margaret Powlas & Elmer Downs. She is survived by her parents Eric and Molly Downs of Drexel, Mo.;...
Edith Rose Harvey
May 18, 2009
Edith Harvey Edith Rose Fort Harvey passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday, May 18, 2009 at the Life Care Center in Osawatomie, Ks. She was born Feb. 1, 1925 to Arthur Clement and Emma Grace Smith Fort on a farm four miles north of La Cygne. Two years later the family moved east of Paola and remained in...
Frank R. Marshall, Jr
May 16, 2009
Frank Raymond Marshall Jr., of Issaquah, Washington died May 16, 2009, in Bellevue, Washington. He was born Feb. 17, 1923, in Weir, Kansas to Frank R. and Georgia P. (Crowder) Marshall. His family moved to Burlington, Kansas, where he attended elementary and high school. Following high school graduation in 1941, Frank studied engineering at Kansas State University. In 1943,...
Flora R. Parsons
May 15, 2009
Holy Spirit Parish Butte, Montana Service: Thursday, May 21, 2009 10:00 AM Visitation: Thursday, May 21, 2009 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Ernest Hackathorn
May 14, 2009
Ernest Lee Hackathorn 1944-2009 Mr. Hackathorn passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2009 in Osawatomie, KS. He was born on Jan 3, 1944 in Cambenton, MO and served our country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from General Motors after 30 years of service. Ernest was also a member of the United Auto Workers Union....
Margaret Kathryn Millard
May 14, 2009
Margaret Kathryn Millard, age 97, of Ottawa, Kansas, died Thursday, May 14, 2009, at Vintage Park at Ottawa Assisted Living Center in Ottawa, KS. She was born on Monday, May 13, 1912, in Crawford County, Kansas. She was the daughter of Jonathan Gabriel and Elizabeth Ellen (Gadberry) Schwab. Margaret lived in Pittsburg, Wichita, and Eureka, Kansas and California, moving...
Robert Saunders Sr.
May 13, 2009
Robert K. Saunders Sr. age 83 of Linn Valley, formerly of Paola, passed away Wed., at his home. Funeral Service Friday, May 15th, at 10:00 AM, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Paola, Ks. Visitation Thursday, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM, with rosary recited at 6:00 PM at the Penwell-Gabel Paola Chapel 305 N. Pearl, Paola, Kansas 66071. Burial Holy Cross...
Wallace H. Whitney
May 12, 2009
Wallace H. Whitney, age 87, of Louisburg, KS, died May 12, 2009 at the Louisburg Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 16, 2009 at the Louisburg United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Louisburg Cemetery with military honors by the American Legion John P. Hand Post No. 250. Visitation will be from...
Shirley Sue Lilly
May 10, 2009
Shirley Sue Lilly, age 73, of Osawatomie, Kansas, died Sunday, May 10, 2009. She was born on Monday, April 27, 1936, in Clifton, KS. She was the daughter of Kenneth and Eva Marie Funnell. She has been a resident of Osawatomie since 1995. She grew up in Clifton, and also lived in Wichita from 1955 to 1979, North Carolina...
Joan E. Morgan
May 8, 2009
Joan E. Morgan age 77 of Paola passed away Tuesday at St. Lukes Hospital. Funeral Service will be Saturday May 8th at 2:00 PM the 1st Baptist Church Paola, visitation Friday from 6 to 8:00PM Penwell-Gabel Paola Chapel, burial Wellsville Cemetery, Wellsville Kansas, memorials to the Church or American Cancer Society to leave condolences go to Penwellgabel.com Joan was...
William "Bill" Houdashelt
May 6, 2009
William “Bill” Houdashelt, 95, Le Loup, passed away, Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at Wellsville Retirement Community, Wellsville, Kan. He was born Nov. 12, 1913, at Chickapea, Kan., to Charles and Nora Farine Houdashelt. He married Grace DeMaranville May 2, 1937, at Ottawa, Kan. They shared 64 years of marriage until her passing in 2001. He was also preceded in...
Damon Prothe
May 3, 2009
Damon William Prothe, age 88, of Paola, passed away early Sunday morning at his rural Paola home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am, Thursday, May 7, 2009, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Block, KS, and burial will follow the service at Block Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 6, from 6 to 8 pm at...
Gene Norris
May 1, 2009
Walter E. "Gene" Norris, age 79, of Louisburg, Ks. passed away Friday, May 1, 2009 at his home. He was born August 14, 1929 in Independence, Mo., the son of Glen W. and Hazel M. Himes Norris. He was united in marriage to Virginia Renner on Sept. 17, 1950, in Louisburg, KS. He was a member of the United...
Mikeal W. Kraft
May 1, 2009
Mikeal W. Kraft, age 58 of Ottawa, Kansas, died Friday, May 01, 2009 at Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center in Topeka, KS. He was born on Thursday, February 22, 1951 in Ottawa, KS, the son of Thomas A. Kraft and Wanda (Oder) Kraft. He was near a lifelong resident of Ottawa, also living in Garnett, Kansas from 1976 to 1982....
Richard Lee Evans
Apr 30, 2009
Richard Lee Evans, 70, Rantoul, died Thursday, April 30, 2009. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Ruhamah Cemetery, Rantoul. He was born Wednesday, Aug. 3, 1938, at Burlington to Rufus Elmore and Marceline Louise (McVay) Evans. He was a lifelong resident of Rantoul. He graduated from Rantoul High School in 1956. He served as mayor of Rantoul...
